Committing to next year's London Marathon was a 'no brainer' for Lewisham's Alex Yee

Great Britain's Alex Yee celebrates winning a gold medal at Paris Olympic Games Credit: PA

Olympic triathlon gold medalist Alex Yee will be running in next year's London Marathon.

Alex Lee, from Lewisham, south London, claimed a remarkable gold in Paris over the summer after staging a dramatic comeback to overhaul Hayden Wilde’s 14-second lead and he earned bronze in the mixed relay days later to take his overall Olympic medal tally to four.

The 26-year-old also earned his first world triathlon crown in October and has been nominated for this year’s Sports Personality of the Year award, but he will now focus his training on next year’s London Marathon on Sunday April 27.

Alex Yee with gold medal following the Men's Individual Triathlon in Paris Credit: PA

Yee said, "Committing to the TCS London Marathon for me was a no-brainer, It is an event that has given me so many memories. London Marathon day has been such a big part of my life growing up.“

I remember racing the Mini London Marathon multiple times as a young athlete and it was one of my biggest and most exciting races of the year.

Taking part in a full marathon has always been an itch I’ve wanted to scratch and there isn’t any another place than London that I would want to start that journey.

“I will be focusing my training over the coming months on the marathon and am looking forward to seeing what I can do over the 26.2 miles.

"I am sure that once again the TCS London Marathon will include the best marathon runners from around the world and across the UK and I’m just looking forward to seeing how I fare in their company.”

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